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Narve, Bicholim, Goa · 15.5540°, 73.9370°
One of the six great Shiva sites of the Konkan and the family deity shrine of the Kadamba kings; the present structure was commissioned by Shivaji in 1668 after the linga had been rescued and moved during Portuguese rule.
The Skanda Purana relates that seven sages made a linga of seven metals here, and that Shiva agreed to remain as Saptakoteshwar, lord of the seven.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Maratha, with Kadamba origins